GOVT 2817

America Confronts the World

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

Donald Trump and Biden give us two visions of America and of the world: xenophobic nationalism and pragmatic cosmopolitanism. America and the world are thus constituted by great diversity. The first half of the course seeks to understand that diversity in American politics and foreign policy viewed through the prisms of region, ideology, region, race, class and religion. The second half inquires into the U.S. and American engagement of different world regions and civilizations: Europe, Russia, North America, Latin America, China, Japan, India and the Middle East. U.S. hard power and American soft power find expression in far-reaching processes of American-infused globalization and U.S.-centered anti-Americanism reverberating around the world. Advocates of one-size-fits-all solutions to America's and the world's variegated politics are in for great disappointments. (GOVT-IR)

Distribution Requirements (CA-AG, SBA-AG), (GLC-AS, SSC-AS)

Program Requirements (GOVT-IR)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2023FA, 2020FA, 2019FA

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